ISLAMABAD – To organize global football tournaments, a body with the name‘International Socca Federation’ (ISF) has been created; Pakistan named asone of its members.
The ISF was inaugurated on Thursday where participants were included from52 different countries. The conference was held in Birmingham, UK.
Pakistan’s representation was carried out by members of Leisure League, whohave also organized several mini-football events in Pakistan already.
In a statement issued Thursday, an official of Leisure Leagues said:
Shahzeb Trunkwala of Leisure Leagues is appointed as vice president of thebody.
The media reports claim that ISF’s purpose is not only to hold various 5, 6and 7-a-side tournaments along with a mini-World Cup but also improve thestandard of football around the globe.
The ISF representatives termed Lyari as ‘mini Brazil’ and said that thereis immense potential in Pakistan due to which they have been included inthe list of 52 countries.
The meeting also discussed the possible venues for the mini-World Cup. In afinal decision, Lisbon — capital of Portugal — is set to host the event inOctober.